(A) (1) Any person or owner, as defined herein, who shall violate any provision of this chapter for which specific penalty is not provided shall, upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall pay a fine of $15 for the first such offense and, if again convicted of a second offense within any 12-month period, measured from the date of offense of the first conviction, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall pay a fine of $25.
(Prior Code, § 6-128) (Updated)
(2) Any owner who shall violate the provisions of this chapter more than twice in any 12-month period, measured from the date of the first violation shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall pay a fine of $50, if the offenses are in regard to the same animal, such person shall, in addition, be deemed to be maintaining a nuisance and the court may enter such orders, as in the discretion of the court, are appropriate to abatement of such nuisance, and if the court finds that the nature of the offense and the disposition of the animal so require, may order the destruction of the animal at the owner’s expense by any humane means.
(Prior Code, § 6-129) (Updated)
(B) Any person who shall violate or refuse to comply with the enforcement of the provisions of § 90.28 of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $100 for each offense. A new violation shall be deemed to have been committed every 24 hours of such failure to comply.
(Prior Code, § 6-111) (Ord. 2020-01, passed 5-13-2020)